# Capital Country

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{{use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Refimprove|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type     = region    <!-- This box may still be removed if it is objected to -->
| name     = Capital Country
| state    = nsw
| image    = Sign saying “WELCOME TO Capital Country”.jpg
| caption  = Welcome sign near [Sutton](/source/Sutton%2C_New_South_Wales) outside Canberra
| coordinates = {{coord|34.482|S|150.418|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga       = {{bulleted list|[Goulburn Mulwaree](/source/Goulburn_Mulwaree_Council)
    |[Hilltops](/source/Hilltops_Council)
    |[Queanbeyan Palerang](/source/Queanbeyan-Palerang_Regional_Council)
    |[Upper Lachlan](/source/Upper_Lachlan_Shire)
    |[Wingecarribee](/source/Wingecarribee_Shire)
    |[Yass Valley](/source/Yass_Valley_Council)
    }}
| pop      = 
| stategov = 
| fedgov   = 
| near-nw      = [South West Slopes](/source/South_West_Slopes)
| near-n       = [Southern Tablelands](/source/Southern_Tablelands)
| near-ne      = [Southern Tablelands](/source/Southern_Tablelands)
| near-w       = [South West Slopes](/source/South_West_Slopes)
| near-e       = [Monaro](/source/Monaro_(New_South_Wales))
| near-sw      = [Riverina](/source/Riverina)
| near-s       = [Snowy Mountains](/source/Snowy_Mountains)
| near-se      = [South Coast](/source/South_Coast_(New_South_Wales))
}}
'''Capital Country''' is one of  the sixteen [tourism regions](/source/Regions_of_New_South_Wales) of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia). It encompasses the [Southern Highlands](/source/Southern_Highlands%2C_New_South_Wales) and the [Southern Tablelands](/source/Southern_Tablelands), including the [Canberra District wine region](/source/Canberra_District_wine_region), and borders the [Monaro](/source/Monaro_(New_South_Wales)) which surrounds the southern half of Canberra. It also sits roughly on the traditional lands of the [Ngunnawal](/source/Ngunnawal) and [Gandangara](/source/Gandangara) Peoples.

The Capital area is one of the oldest agrarian areas of NSW and is a commuter region of [Canberra](/source/Canberra), the nation's capital, and is to the southwest of [Sydney](/source/Sydney) via the [Main Southern railway line](/source/Main_Southern_railway_line) and [Bombala railway line](/source/Bombala_railway_line). 

The towns and villages in Capital Country range from sophisticated to quaint; their surrounding areas are mostly rural.  Capital Country is known for historical venues, antiques stores, and established open gardens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capital Country |url=https://www.destinationnsw.com.au/insights/regional-statistics/Regions/capital-country |website=Destination NSW |publisher=NSW Government |access-date=14 April 2026}}</ref> The major cities include [Canberra](/source/Canberra)<ref name=CC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.about-australia.com/destinations/capital-country/ |title=Capital Country &#124; About Australia |access-date=25 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131092929/http://www.about-australia.com/destinations/capital-country/ |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>, [Queanbeyan](/source/Queanbeyan), and [Goulburn](/source/Goulburn). Towns include:
* [Bowral](/source/Bowral%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Braidwood](/source/Braidwood%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Bundanoon](/source/Bundanoon%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Bungendore](/source/Bungendore%2C_New_South_Wales)<ref name=CC />
* [Crookwell](/source/Crookwell%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Gundaroo](/source/Gundaroo)
* [Gunning](/source/Gunning%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Hall](/source/Hall%2C_Australian_Capital_Territory)
* [Mittagong](/source/Mittagong)
* [Murrumbateman](/source/Murrumbateman)
* [Marulan](/source/Marulan%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Tarago](/source/Tarago%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Yass](/source/Yass%2C_New_South_Wales)
* [Young](/source/Young%2C_New_South_Wales)

Some permanent attractions and events in Capital Country are:

* [International Cricket Hall of Fame](/source/International_Cricket_Hall_of_Fame) in [Bowral](/source/Bowral)
* [Brigadoon](/source/Brigadoon) in [Bundanoon](/source/Bundanoon)
* [Bungendore Village Square](/source/Bungendore_Village_Square)
*Garden Ramble, Bundanoon
* [Kennerton Green](/source/Kennerton_Green) one of Australia's most famous [garden](/source/garden)s, in [Mittagong](/source/Mittagong).
* [Trail Ride](/source/trail_riding), [Tallong](/source/Tallong%2C_New_South_Wales)

{{wide image|Lake George.jpg|550px|[Capital Wind Farm](/source/Capital_Wind_Farm) seen across [Weereewa / Lake George](/source/Lake_George_(New_South_Wales))}}

== References ==
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Category:Regions of New South Wales

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